ReMARKable Palate #111: The Great Match, Wine and TapasI return to the Great Match 2007, again hosted this year by Wines From Spain. This party celebrates the wines of Spain, and benefits City Harvest. We taste and speak about Verdejo from Rueda, Albarino from Rias Baixas, and...
ReMARKable Palate #110: Talking Truffles with Olga UrbaniYou saw my video interview with Olga Urbani from Urbani Tartufi on ReMARKable Palate Video #17. Here we speak more in depth about the qualities of the truffle, one of my favorite foods, and hear about Urbani's Truffle Academy. Urbani Academy...
ReMARKable Palate Video #17: Urbani TrufflesI speak with Olga Urbani of Urbani Tartufi, the world leader in truffle production, about her family's legacy in the pungent truffle trade. We learn about the production process and the many innovative produts Urbani produces, and a contest for chefs hosted by Urbani.Sponsor:...
ReMARKable Palate #109: Dinner at Chez PanisseJennifer and I head to Berkley, California, and are taken by our friend Randy Windham to Alice Water's legendary Chez Panisse. This temple of local, seasonal cuisine has been making great food from simple ingredients for more than 30 years. We...
ReMARKable Palate #108: Unplugged and UncorkedI speak with veteran musician Paul Cullen, formerly bassist for the rock bad Bad Company, about his love of wine, and how he's integrating it into his music with an innovative new concert series, Unplugged and Uncorked. We hear some of his original...
ReMARKable Palate #107: Saffron and VanillaChef Moni (The Gilded Fork Pastry Princess) and I speak with Juan San Mames of Vanilla Saffron Imports, who is a veritable fountain of knowledge about these two expensive and alluring ingredients, two of the most expensive in the world. Links:www.saffron.comSponsor: www.godaddy.comUse...